About Orlando Pena Memorabilia & Collectibles
Orlando Pena is a retired professional baseball player who occupied the pitcher position while he was in the Major League Baseball. Pena appeared in the MLB from the 1958 season all the way to the 1975 season. Pena was born in Victoria de Las Tunas, Cuba and enjoyed fourteen seasons in the league.
Prior to the start of the 1956 season, Pena was traded to the Cincinnati Redlegs. The details of the trade were not divulged. After playing for the minor affiliates of the Redlegs for two seasons, Pena was sent to the Milwaukee Braves where he played in the minors the entire time he was with the team. Pena was then sent to the Kansas City Athletics a season after. Pena was able to play for the Athletics for a total of two seasons signing with the Pittsburgh Pirates and then for the Baltimore Orioles. Pena also played for the California Angels and the St. Louis Cardinals.
By the time that he retired in 1975, Pena was able to come up with an ERA of 3.71 and pitched in a total of 427 games. Pena was able to start 93 games and made 40 saves. Pena played in the 1960 and the 1970 Caribbean Baseball World Series.
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About Orlando Pena:
Orlando Pena (full name: Orlando Gregorio (Quevara) Pena; no nicknames) played pitcher from 1958 until 1975 for the Cincinnati Redlegs, Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals and California Angels. He played for the Redlegs from 1958 - 1960, Athletics from 1962 - 1965, Tigers from 1965 - 1967, Indians in 1967, Pirates in 1970, Orioles from 1971 - 1973, Cardinals from 1973 - 1974 and Angels from 1974 - 1975. Over 14 seasons, he started 93 games, won 56 games, struck out 818 batters, and had a 3.71 ERA. Born on November 17, 1933 in Victoria de las Tunas, Cuba (All Transactions), Pena stands 5' 11" and weighs 154 lb. He attended high school. His debut was on August 24, 1958 and he played his final game on May 1, 1975. Over his career, Pena made $89,025. Common misspellings of his name include Orlando Gregorio (Quevara) Orlando Pena.